diff --git a/app/eth-watcher.hoon b/app/eth-watcher.hoon
index 8ea7873da..a6f2bc147 100644
--- a/app/eth-watcher.hoon
+++ b/app/eth-watcher.hoon
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
   ^-  (quip move _+>)
   ?^  error
     %-  (slog u.error)
-    done
+    [~ ..wake]
   ?>  ?=([@ %poll ~] wir)
   done:poll-filter:(open:watcher i.wir)
 ::